Format
Documentary | 60-80 min | Color | High-definition digital video & sound. | English and Korean
Objective
The purpose of Resilience is to tell the untold stories of birth mothers and adoptees in order to spread awareness and understanding about a side of adoption often overlooked.
Each year, thousands of children are sent to the West for adoption. South Korea has sent more children than any other country, an estimated 200,000 over the past 55 years. Despite being one of the world’s strongest economies, it continues to do so. With every new family created by adoption, another family gets torn apart.
A story of loss and separation, Resilience is a character-driven documentary that takes a unique look at international adoption from the perspective of a Korean birth mother and her American son. A single story among the thousands of stories untold, the film follows the remarkable journey of Myungja as she reconnects with her son Brent (Sung-wook) after 30 years apart. Through their initial reunion on national television to subsequent meetings and departures, they attempt to build a relationship amidst family betrayal and the legacy of adoption. But with so many obstacles--language, culture, distance, and unspoken loss--can two strangers find a way to become mother and son?
Resilience has been invited to premiere this October at the Pusan International Film Festival in S. Korea, the largest film festival in Asia! Stay Tuned for screening info.
我想認識：
Resilience is for anyone interested in humanity, civil rights and social justice. Women's rights and child welfare. Korean and Asian citizens worldwide. Korean adoptees. International adoptees. Domestic adoptees. Birth families and adoptive families across the globe. Educators, media makers, documentarians. Anyone with an open mind and a means to spread awareness. Resilience will especially relate to birthmothers everywhere who could use some understanding.
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